Women's lives in medieval Europe
Subtitle: a sourcebook
By: edited by Emilie Amt.
Contributors: Amt, Emilie, 1960-
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
Subjects: Women -- History -- Middle Ages, 500-1500 -- Sources; Europe -- History -- Sources
Description: Brings together documents from the fifth through the fifteenth century, incorporating the laws, regulations, and religious texts that shaped the status and condition of women, examines noblewomen, peasant women, merchants, artisans, servants, and nuns within the realm of daily activity. Describes marriage, family life, and the perils of warfare and disease.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-340) and index.